Wilson likely to be ready for '06

[missionhockey21]

Wilson likely to be ready for '06
First day of Spring Training a realistic target for veteran righty
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com

CINCINNATI -- The good news on Paul Wilson and the bad news on Paul Wilson are very much the same thing, in Dr. Timothy Kremchek's opinion.

Kremchek, the Reds' medical director who performed exploratory arthroscopic surgery on Wilson's right shoulder Friday, said the bad news is Wilson was injured and the good news is Wilson was injured.

What the surgery uncovered was that Wilson had a partially torn rotator cuff and labrum in his right shoulder.

"If we went in there arthroscopically and he had nothing wrong, well, then you scratch your head," Kremchek said. "But he had a reason to hurt, a reason to have that pinch [in his shoulder], a reason to be ineffective."

Kremchek thinks he's fixed the problem, and Wilson, he said, should be able to throw again in four months.

Wilson, the Reds' Opening Day starter who went 1-5 with a 7.77 ERA in nine starts this season, was transferred from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.

The Reds are optimistic that the 32-year-old Wilson will begin throwing by mid-October and begin throwing off a mound six to eight weeks after that. If all goes to plan, he should be back in the fold by Spring Training of 2006.

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[griffeyfan3]

so that should explain some of his hoorrrrible outings.

[Sea Ray]

so that should explain some of his hoorrrrible outings.

Yes, I suppose it does but let's hope we've learned our lesson. The next time a retread veteran pitcher does well while working on a minimal one year contract (Harnisch, Haynes, Wilson) just shake their hand, thank them for the year and let them move on to another teams money and a multi-year contract. Do not say "we owe it to him and the young pitchers will learn from him". Yeah, our pitching staff has sure benefited from Paul Wilson being around this year

I wonder what the team ERA could have been if Wilson wasn't around???

No if they threaten to leave let 'em go and we'll pocket the draft picks. St Louis and Boston collected quite a haul this year.

We're really rolling the dice when we expect to get another good year out of guys like Haynes and Wilson. We've been burned once again.

Atlanta was smart. They had a similar situation last winter with Jeret Wright. To sign or let go? They decided Wright gave them his best year and set him free to sign a big contract with the Yankees. Now his shouldr problems have resurfaced and he is no where near where he was a year ago.

[missionhockey21]

We can also though probably attribute a lot of Wright's success to the 'Mazzone Effect.' I do agree on your stance with these one year wonders of ours as a whole. Wilson is a great guy and for his stuff, when healthy, he gets the max out of it. The problem has always been with him after he lost that can't miss prospect status was his health. It's pretty well known that his arm was held together with some elmer's glue and well placed duct tape. But Reds fans as a whole dig the hardworking vet and any pitcher who is just decent many want to proclaim as our next Soto/Rijo/Savior and I think over half the decision to resign a particular player goes with what will put fans in the seats.